20/02/2024 (Agence Europe) – The Managing Director of the European External Action Service for Russia, Michael Siebert, has summoned the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Mission of the Russian Federation to the EU, Kirill Logvinov, to Brussels, following the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. “The European side conveyed EU’s outrage over the death of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, for which the ultimate responsibility lies with President Putin and the Russian authorities”, said the EEAS in a statement published on 20 February. Mr Siebert called on Russia to authorise an independent and transparent international investigation into the circumstances of the death. He also urged Russia to release his body to his family without further delay and to allow them to organise a funeral. Many Member States have also summoned the Russian ambassadors present on their territory. (CG)